Devon Women cricket team
English County Cricket team
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The Devon Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Devon. They play their home games at The Holt in Budleigh Salterton.[1] They are captained by Steph Hutchins.[2] In 2025 they competed in Division 1 of League Three as part of the newly restructured women's game in England and Wales, having been unsuccessful in their bid to attain Tier 2 status.[3]
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Steph Hutchins |
| Coach | David Joseph |
| Team information | |
| Founded | UnknownFirst recorded match: 1967 |
| Home ground | The Holt, Budleigh Salterton |
| History | |
| WCC wins | 0 |
| T20 Cup wins | 0 |
| Official website | Devon Cricket |
History
Devon Women joined the County Challenge Cup in 2005, finishing 2nd in their group in their first season.[4] In 2008, their first season in the Women's County Championship proper, they were promoted from Division 5 South & West, winning all four of their games.[5] After being promoted to Division 2 in 2011, they have remained there ever since, achieving their best finish of 3rd in 2012, 2014 and 2017, helped by standout performances from players such as Rosalie Birch, Jodie Dibble and Caitlin O'Keefe.[6][7][8] Devon joined the Women's Twenty20 Cup in its inaugural season, 2009, winning Division 4 with two out of three wins that year.[9] From 2015, when the competition first moved to a national format, until 2018, Devon played in Division 3: they were promoted in 2018, topping Division 3A, and played in Division 2 in 2019.[10] In 2021, they competed in the South West Group of the Twenty20 Cup, finishing 2nd with 4 wins.[11] In 2022, they won Group 8 of the Twenty20 Cup, topping the group before emerging victorious on Finals Day, beating Cornwall in the final.[12] After all of their group stage matches were rained-off in the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, the side lost in the group semi-final.[13] In 2024, the side finished 5th in their group in the Twenty20 Cup and won their group in the new ECB Women's County One-Day tournament, winning all four of their matches.[14][15]
Players
Current squad
- No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
- ‡ denotes players with international caps.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| 5 | Jemima Vereker |  England | 27 December 2004 | Right-handed | Unknown | |
| 7 | Charlotte Taylor | England | Unknown | Right-handed | Unknown | |
| 8 | Ella Gill | England | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 20 | Amelie Munday | England | 9 October 2002 | Right-handed | Unknown | |
| 22 | Elle Golsworthy | England | Unknown | Right-handed | Unknown | |
| 25 | Hollie Perkin | England | 20 November 2003 | Unknown | Right-arm medium | |
| 31 | Gemma Lancaster | England | 31 March 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| N/A | Megan Hayward | England | Unknown | Right-handed | Unknown | |
| N/A | Jessica Breban | England | Unknown | Right-handed | Unknown | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 13 | Ellie Bishop | England | 13 September 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 27 | Regina Lili'i ‡ |  Samoa | 3 October 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 3 | Georgia Read | England | 28 November 2002 | Right-handed | – | |
| 9 | Megan Snape | England | Unknown | Right-handed | – | |
| N/A | Emma Phillipson | England | Unknown | Right-handed | – | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 6 | Imogen Daldorph | England | 6 October 2005 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 11 | Maddie Russell | England | Unknown | Unknown | Left-arm medium | |
| 16 | JoJo Baylis | England | 1 July 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 17 | Steph Hutchins | England | 6 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Club captain |
| 29 | Abbie Lockett | England | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 41 | Katie Harman | England | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 88 | Katie Donovan ‡ |  Philippines | 23 January 2004 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| N/A | Naomi Hillman-Bermejo ‡ |  Spain | 7 September 2006 | Unknown | Right-arm leg break | |
| N/A | Esther Woolley | England | Unknown | Unknown | Right-arm medium | |
Notable players
Players who have played for Devon and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets):[17]
Aimee Watkins (2002)
Rosalie Birch (2003)
Olivia Anderson (2008)- Heather Knight (2010)
- Felicity Leydon-Davis (2014)
- Jodie Cook (2014)
Regina Lili'i (2019)
Naomi Hillman-Bermejo (2022)
Erin Vukusic (2024)
Katie Donovan (2024)
Seasons
Women's County Championship
| Season | Division | League standings[18] | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | A/C | BP | Pts | Pos | |||
| 2005 | County Challenge Cup G4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22.5 | 46.5 | 2nd | |
| 2006 | County Challenge Cup G4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 3rd | |
| 2007 | County Challenge Cup G1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 1st | Lost promotion playoff |
| 2008 | Division 5 S&W | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 1st | Promoted |
| 2009 | Division 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 150 | 2nd | |
| 2010 | Division 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 125 | 4th | |
| 2011 | Division 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 74 | 3rd | Promoted |
| 2012 | Division 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 84 | 3rd | |
| 2013 | Division 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 42 | 8th | |
| 2014 | Division 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 90 | 3rd | |
| 2015 | Division 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 75 | 7th | |
| 2016 | Division 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 84 | 4th | |
| 2017 | Division 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 96 | 3rd | |
| 2018 | Division 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 74 | 4th | |
| 2019 | Division 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 84 | 4th | |
| 2024 | Group 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 1st | |
Women's Twenty20 Cup
| Season | Division | League standings[19] | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | T | A/C | NRR | Pts | Pos | |||
| 2009 | Division 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.03 | 4 | 1st | |
| 2010 | Division S&W 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.80 | 0 | 4th | |
| 2011 | Division S&W 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.08 | 4 | 2nd | |
| 2012 | Division S&W 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −3.04 | 0 | 4th | Relegated |
| 2013 | Division S&W 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.92 | 6 | 1st | |
| 2014 | Division 2C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.36 | 4 | 8th | Relegated |
| 2015 | Division 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2.55 | 24 | 3rd | |
| 2016 | Division 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1.99 | 24 | 3rd | |
| 2017 | Division 3A | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1.55 | 18 | 3rd | |
| 2018 | Division 3A | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.09 | 32 | 1st | Promoted |
| 2019 | Division 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −0.36 | 14 | 7th | |
| 2021 | South West | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2.96 | 18 | 2nd | |
| 2022 | Group 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1.41 | 21 | 1st | Group winners |
| 2023 | Group 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.00 | 6 | 2nd | |
| 2024 | Group 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +0.67 | 72 | 5th | |
ECB Women's County One-Day
Honours
- Women's Twenty20 Cup:
- Group winners (1) – 2022
- ECB Women's County One-Day:
- Group winners (1) – 2024